FH Joanneum

FH Joanneum
Established 1995
Rector Karl-Peter Pfeiffer (Rector / Managing Director)
Administrative staff
 578 (2014)
Students 4,000 (2014/15)
Location Graz, Kapfenberg, Bad Gleichenberg, Austria
Website www.fh-joanneum.at

FH Joanneum is one of the largest Universities of Applied Sciences in Austria. It has about 4,000 students and about 578 employees.[1] The main campus is located in Graz, while there are two other locations in Kapfenberg and Bad Gleichenberg. All three are situated in the province of Styria, Austria.

FH Joanneum offers 45 degree programs in a variety of areas including business, technology, design, media, architecture, health and social services. The programmes are practice-oriented, project-based and interdisciplinary.

History

FH Joanneum was established in 1995. In 2001 the campus in Bad Gleichenberg started to offer health related degree programmes.

Departments/ Programmes

The FH Joanneum offers 45 bachelor's and master's degree programs and seven postgraduate courses at six departments and 25 institutes. The six departments are:

In addition to broad-based programs, there are courses with specialized focus, such as "Energy, Transport and Environmental Management", "eHealth" or "Advanced Electronic Engineering". Some new programs cover fields which have not yet been offered in Austria as university studies, for example, the midwifery education.

Projects

The development of a drone (UAVS) for civilian operations fall within the scope Green Mobility.

Research

Department of Applied Computer Science Department of Engineering Department of Building, Energy and Society
Software Development and Digital Media Development Power electronics in the field of energy systems and mobility Resource saving urbanization; Building revitalization and building envelope
IT infrastructure architectures & IT Security Civilian drones and aviation systems Energy efficiency in industry, building and Local Area
Healthcare and computer science Total vehicle technology in calculation and testing Sustainable transport planning, pedestrian navigation
Department of Health Studies Department of Media and Design Department of Management
Diagnosis and Treatment User Interface, data visualization, simulation International strategies and business processes
Health promotion and prevention Development of Product Design Competitiveness in industry and finance
Activity and exercise Content strategy, Web Literacy Health promotion and (health) tourist programs

Training Priorities, Certifications and Laboratories

International

The Department of International Relations has several tasks. Firstly, it takes care of all exchange students from the FH (for study or internship) going abroad (outgoings) or from abroad coming to the FH (incomings). The Department of International Relations acts as a contact point for the partner universities. The department also organizes courses for German as a foreign language and holds events and excursions.

FH JOANNEUM has around 200 partner universities in Europe, Asia, South America, North America and Australia / New Zealand.

Student Union

ÖH joanneum is the Student Union ( ÖH ) of FH JOANNEUM. It exists since the winter semester 2005/2006 and has since become an integral part of the Teaching Board. By anchoring the FH student representatives in the Austrian Students' stem ÖH joanneum is the legally established body in legitimate interests of all students at FH JOANNEUM. The activities of ÖH joanneum include representing the interests of students of FH Joanneum at a higher level (e.g. As in the Federal Representation of Students' Union). Since autumn 2010 ÖH joanneum is also working on the magazine "JOE", educational issues and the organization of studies and the student life at home and abroad. The first edition was published in January 2011.

References

  1. ↑ FH Joanneum Annual Report and Intellectual Capital Report 2013/2014

Coordinates: 47°04′10″N 15°24′26″E / 47.0694°N 15.4072°E / 47.0694; 15.4072

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